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YehudahL,
November 12, 2014 10:41 AM

right to another arab state

Dennis Prager says: "Israel... recognises the right of the fauxs to have a state". OK - so long as it's NOT IN Eretz Yisroel. They came as economic migrants to Our Land. Does every economic migrant in every other country have the right to declare their own state there? Of course not. the fauxs are utterly wrong and flying in the face of Emes. Hashem gives, Hashem takes away.

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maya,
August 30, 2013 1:30 PM

Light and love will prevail

may the human race be divinely guided

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Beverly Kurtin,
May 11, 2013 3:59 AM

Genocide

The problem is that the Arabs want ONE thing and ONE thing only: The death of all Jews,not just in Israel, but in the world!

They have said so time after time but the world doesn't give a royal damn.

Once again, we are ALONE.

Anonymous,
August 29, 2013 4:40 PM

If you look at the list of countries with diplomatic and/or business relations with Israel you will see that in fact Israel has many partners/friends.

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Joseph Apicella,
January 29, 2013 3:13 PM

America is doing the right thing

I Ibelieve America is doing the right thing with our French allies in the Middle ast and I expect the same support would be given to Isreal.

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Anonymous,
June 27, 2012 2:53 PM

Thank you to Dennis Prager for his clear and concise talk of the real problem that Israeil faces. Excellent presentation.

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Arthur ssajjabi prince,
June 20, 2012 6:46 AM

Land for peace

The land belongs to israel given to them by God.this mus be claimed back

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Frank Adam,
March 18, 2012 7:37 PM

Even funnier....

n the week after the 1967 war the Israeli government through US "good offices" offered to return there and the to the Green Line - the 1949 armistice border in return for a peace treaty that closed the dispute and elevated the Green Line into a legal frontier - borders are generic and can be anything, but "frontier" like "marriage" carries a stack of legalities.

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THEODORE,
February 13, 2011 9:51 PM

So plain and simple in the nut shell....

Yes it's sound so simple to bring PEACE and yet so difficult PEACE to acquire. Thank you Sir for simplicity you presented. I pray Peace, State of ISRAEL and its people. G-D Bless.

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Antonio Perez,
November 23, 2010 5:23 PM

What's the problem in the middle-east

It's obvious, they hate Jews. It's perennial. The question begs to be asked, "Why?" Because the Jews are G-d's people and the people who hate Jews really hate G-d.

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Rachmiel,
November 23, 2010 3:32 PM

One more thing:

Mr. Prager refers to Israel "occupying" the West Bank. I see it as Israel having reunified the West Bank after the 6-Day War in '67, which had been seized and truly occupied by Jordan after the War of Independence in 1948.

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Rachmiel,
November 23, 2010 3:17 PM

Right on the mark, except for 1 thing:

Succinct and poignantly presented. The only critique I'd make, which appears to be a problem of political correctness that plagues the entire world, is that the people we call Palestinians are predominantly Arabs. And these Arabs already have a homeland where ~70% of these so-called Palestinians live and where 78% of the Palestine mandate existed--in a country called Jordan. Israel is one of, if not the only, country in the world who amputates part of itself for peace. The deal should be peace-for-peace, not land-for-peace. As stated, the Arabs/Muslims are not interested in peace with Israel and their half-brethren--they're interested only in their demise. And what better way to achieve this than to demand land for peace. They know they can get away with this approach because they are some of the of the world's major oil suppliers. If they had no oil, no one would be paying attention to them (except to destroy their terrorists). Mr. Prager, thank you for a great film.

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Iris Moskovitz,
November 23, 2010 4:02 AM

Beautifully presented material.

This video hits the nail on thev head. Excellent!

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ALFRED DUKESZ,
November 22, 2010 4:31 PM

TRUTH IS SIMPLE

Absolute clear true and undeniable statement of the arab-israeli issue (conflict) Why is this not put in the whole worlds media? People are mislead by a hostile malissious propaganda driven by hate and jelousy. Translate this into French, Spanish, Arabic, Hindu, Chineese, Russian, and all langueges and broadcast it weekly and put it in the important media (newspapers) outlets. TRUTH IS SIMPLE !

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Angela,
November 22, 2010 7:22 AM

Fabulous!!!!

Fabulous synopsis!!! Thank you and may GOD bless you for yet another courageous attempt at making plain what is already painfully transparent!

(7)
,
November 22, 2010 5:47 AM

Is there a better solution?

Dennis Prager has the better solution, then the twisted hatefilled garbage comming from the Arab World, on how to have peace in Ireal!

Wonderful video. It states the problem very succinctly. There is no other country that is under a constant threat of annihilation and yet when it tries to defend itself and casualities result it is viewed as the villain. If one were to substitute another democratic country such as France or Italy or Great Britain in this scenario one would immediately realize how ludicrous the criticism is.

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annie lass,
November 21, 2010 8:10 PM

the Middle East Problem

so simple and so true!

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JJ,
November 21, 2010 6:28 PM

Oh, well...

This vid is great! The world will not listen, though. They will roll their eyes, and assume that the propoganda spewed out by their left-wing (or sometimes right-wing) journalists is more accurate than facts.

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Ruth Housman,
November 21, 2010 5:52 PM

El Salvador/Israel

What is real here, Israel, is a conflict that has thrust Arabs into conflict with Jews, as so well stated because it's about something more than, peace. It's about hatred, and hatred is corrosive and self and other destructive.
Salvador is about savior, and salvation, and I am thinking there is a solution to this problem but it will involve the Arab states that do surround Israel, and it will involve them in a new way, in a new way and wave of recognition of a problem that is ancient and about the error in terror itself.
I see a solution to the problem and it has everything to do with a mind set, and an opening of minds, that is about the use of resources, of land, in new ways, and in a new kind of revisioning of home and what it means to embrace humanity, as we're all in this together.
Until then, it seems this fighting will continue and yes, there is no way to negotiate with people who want you dead. That's not possible. It's an indefensible position that does require defense.

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Anonymous,
November 21, 2010 4:31 PM

Sir, you are a genius

bs"d
G-D Bless.
never so simple an so true!!!!!
Enlight the world.
Superb!!!!!!!

My nephew is having his bar mitzvah and I am thinking of a gift. In the old days, the gift of choice was a fountain pen, then a Walkman, and today an iPod. But I want to get him something special. What do you suggest?

The Aish Rabbi Replies:

Since this event celebrates the young person becoming obligated in the commandments, the most appropriate gift is, naturally, one that gives a deeper understanding of the Jewish heritage and enables one to better perform the mitzvot! (An iPod, s/he can get anytime.)

With that in mind, my favorite gift idea is a tzedakah (charity) box. Every Jew should have a tzedakah box in his home, so he can drop in change on a regular basis. The money can then be given to support a Jewish school or institution -- in your home town or in Israel (every Jews’ “home town”). There are beautiful tzedakah boxes made of wood and silver, and you can see a selection here.

For boys, a really beautiful gift is a pair of tefillin, the black leather boxes which contain parchments of Torah verses, worn on the bicep and the head. Owning a pair of Tefillin (and wearing them!) is an important part of Jewish identity. But since they are expensive (about $400), not every Bar Mitzvah boy has a pair. To make sure you get kosher Tefillin, see here.

In 1944, the Nazis perpetrated the Children's Action in the Kovno Ghetto. That day and the next, German soldiers conducted house-to-house searches to round up all children under age 12 (and adults over 55) -- and sent them to their deaths at Fort IX. Eventually, the Germans blew up every house with grenades and dynamite, on suspicion that Jews might be in hiding in underground bunkers. They then poured gasoline over much of the former ghetto and incinerated it. Of the 37,000 Jews in Kovno before the Holocaust, less than 10 percent survived. One of the survivors was Rabbi Ephraim Oshri, who later published a stirring collection of rabbinical responsa, detailing his life-and-death decisions during the Holocaust. Also on this date, in 1937, American Jews held a massive anti-Nazi rally in New York City's Madison Square Garden.

In a letter to someone who found it difficult to study Torah, the 20th century sage the Chazon Ish wrote:

"Some people find it hard to be diligent in their Torah studies. But the difficulty persists only for a short while - if the person sincerely resolves to submerge himself in his studies. Very quickly the feelings of difficulty will go away and he will find that there is no worldly pleasure that can compare with the pleasure of studying Torah diligently."

Although actions generally have much greater impact than thoughts, thoughts may have a more serious effect in several areas.

The distance that our hands can reach is quite limited. The ears can hear from a much greater distance, and the reach of the eye is much farther yet. Thought, however, is virtually limitless in its reach. We can think of objects millions of light years away, and so we have a much greater selection of improper thoughts than of improper actions.

Thought also lacks the restraints that can deter actions. One may refrain from an improper act for fear of punishment or because of social disapproval, but the privacy of thought places it beyond these restraints.

Furthermore, thoughts create attitudes and mindsets. An improper action creates a certain amount of damage, but an improper mindset can create a multitude of improper actions. Finally, an improper mindset can numb our conscience and render us less sensitive to the effects of our actions. We therefore do not feel the guilt that would otherwise come from doing an improper act.

We may not be able to avoid the occurrence of improper impulses, but we should promptly reject them and not permit them to dwell in our mind.

Today I shall...

make special effort to avoid harboring improper thoughts.

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